Netflix reality docusoap “Desi Bling,” which delves into the glossy lives of ultra-wealthy Indian expats living in Dubai, is turning out to be a big hit.
The show’s seven-episode first season, offering an inside view of the glitzy lifestyle, lavish parties and personal frictions within the elite social circle of Dubai’s rich Desi community — the term used to describe people from the Indian subcontinent (primarily India, Pakistan and Bangladesh) and its global diaspora — has consistently made Netflix’s Global Top 10 list since its May 20 launch. It has even reached the No. 1 slot in India, the UAE and a dozen other countries.
“Desi Bling,” which is a spinoff of “Dubai Bling,” is produced by Dubai-based Different Productions, founded in 2014 by Mazen Laham. Different Productions also makes business reality television series “Shark Tank Dubai” and “Shark Tank Lebanon,” in which aspiring entrepreneurs pitch innovative ideas, among other shows.
“Desi Bling” features Bollywood stars Karan Kundrra and Tejasswi Prakash and Dubai-based billionaires Rizwan Sajan and his wife Sana; Satish Sanpal and his wife Tabinda; Dyuti Parruck and his now estranged wife Irina Kinakh; model Pamela Serena; celebrity astrologer Janvee Gaur; and Alizey Mirza, Lailli Mirza and Mona Mirza, who is the founder of Dubai’s multimillion-dollar Biolite Clinic for plastic surgery and other aesthetic procedures.
